blame
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The WHO verifies and records attacks on healthcare but does not attribute blame as it is not an investigation agency.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pirro squarely placed the blame on Burgum’s office, which she claimed provided “barebones police reports” despite her asking for “everything.”
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the book, locals blame Tyler for profiting off their stories in his songwriting, and they wonder, “Where’s our cut?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Lawyers for Service Employees International Union, which represents court reporters, pleaded with the justices not to, saying the courts themselves were to blame for the reporter shortage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
If you want a monster to blame, blame the admiral.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
The company blames a power company, which was working on the warehouse’s roof, for the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The curve for natural-gas prices is flat — they look fairly consistent — which Smith blames on past abundance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A retired fisherman from the same town, Twaha Yusuf, told AFP he had not seen a Dugong, the beloved manatee-like sea mammals, for 40 years -- and blames the trawlers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Gil blames unbridled tourism, not the church itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Then I added, "And upset. She blames herself for what happened."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Fox Business blamed the commotion on young people and their supposed addiction to “little treats.”
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Taiwan has previously blamed Chinese hackers for carrying out most of the millions of cyberattacks affecting the island democracy on a daily basis, but did not identify a particular country in this latest incident.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The last documented California grizzly killed was hunted down in August 1922 by a Tulare County rancher named Jesse Agnew, who blamed his dead calves on the grizzly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a frequent critic of the food industry, which he has blamed for sickening Americans with ultraprocessed foods and chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
He also suffered from chronic headaches, which he blamed on the harsh New England weather.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
The British Beer and Pub Association and UKHospitality have also campaigned against pub closures, with both largely blaming tax rises and other costs.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Shake Shack denied charging “no tip” fees after a viral TikTok appeared to show menu prices jumping when a customer declined a gratuity, blaming the error on a kiosk malfunction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Malaysian Meteorological Department urged locals to stay indoors, with director-general Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip blaming a "cross-border haze phenomenon from Kalimantan."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
On Tuesday, government fire officials released their investigation into last year’s devastating Eaton fire, blaming Edison’s century-old transmission line, which the utility kept in place even though it had not carried power since 1971.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Okay. Who ate the butter? Because I’ve been blaming Helena.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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